Hi Bob,
Yeah, it isn't going away any time soon.
Personally, and not to swell Gerry's head to much, I think the realtime
scoreboard would be an excellent tool for the casual contester to get a
little "kick in the pants" by seeing other casual guys on there and trying
to keep up with them, pass them, etc. Perhaps a few guys in one area having
a mini-competition between themselves. They don't have to be contest leaders
but can have friendly matches. That's how I see it. I don't expect to be
beating any of the megastations anytime soon but at least I can see how
other guys with similar set ups to me are doing and try to beat, or at least
keep up with, them.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Naumann
> Sent: November 8, 2007 03:50
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
>
>
> Paul,
>
> There's a lot to this issue, and perhaps it will take a long
> time for it to become an "expired equine".
>
> The big stations spot a lot so they help all the little guys
> who are helping them. They don't want to be seen as just
> taking from the cluster, but giving back too.
>
> I suspect that you won't see too many of the little guys
> connected to the realtime score website as most of them are
> not competitive. The cluster allows for "talking" and
> "announcing" - social activities.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul J. Piercey [mailto:p.piercey@nl.rogers.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:08 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> I can't believe I've been swallowed up by this topic again
> (3rd year now I
> think) but here I am :-)
>
> Point taken but if that were purely the case then why do so
> many of the big gun stations send so many spots?
>
> I would suggest the realtime score website to be more a more
> social element than posting cluster spots. It's neat to watch
> the scores climb as the contest progresses.
>
> 73 -- Paul VO1HE
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Naumann
> > Sent: November 6, 2007 12:51
> > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > There's more to it than that, and it has to do with
> participating with
> > others in a social activity.
> >
> > Not everyone is competing to win something in a contest. Many just
> > enjoy participating when not competing. If they can combine
> > participation with social interaction - all the better.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bob W5OV
> >
> >
> >
> > **************************************************************
> > **************
> > I have been trying to understand why a group as seemingly
> competitive
> > as contesters would even think of spotting stuff for their
> rivals to
> > benefit from. They spend small (or large) fortunes setting
> up hugely
> > elaborate stations in order to beat "the other guy" and then turn
> > around and tell "the other guy" where the points are.
> >
> > So far, I have narrowed it down to bragging (Hey! Look what I
> > worked!) and back-scratching (I'll spot stuff for you if you spot
> > stuff for me). Maybe a combination of both.
> >
> > 73 -- Paul VO1HE
> >
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